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Free Reconciliation Day community event in Canberra on Monday

Performances, cultural workshops, storytelling, food stalls, tours, & family-friendly activities in Dunmore Lang Place, 10am to 3pm, Monday.

ACT Budget: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiatives

The ACT Government has announced budget funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, education, housing, and culture.

Survivors waiting for justice 3 decades after Bringing Them Home

National Sorry Day: Winnunga Nimmityjah and Healing Foundation call for action on the unmet recommendations of the Bringing Them Home report.

‘Blindsided’: Anger over ACT deaths in custody inquiry process

Julie Tongs OAM says there was "zero communication" from the ACT government about board members for an inquiry into deaths in custody.

First Nations leaders call for investigation into ACT public service

First Nations leaders call for investigation into claims senior ACT public servants blocked policy work and ignored staff welfare concerns.

Emerson: Did ACT public servants undermine Closing the Gap?

Thomas Emerson MLA wants a formal investigation into former top First Nations ACT public servant Brendan Moyle's allegations.

Northside Aboriginal health service risks closing – Canberra Liberals

The Canberra Liberals want urgent government support and funding for Yerrabi Yurwang, Canberra’s only northside Aboriginal health service.

ACT Public Service culturally unsafe – Emerson

41 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ACT public servants do not feel culturally safe in their workplace; only 58 per cent believe their team has effective cultural capability; and...

Committee calls for Indigenous-led inquiry into deaths in custody

A community advisory committee recommends an inquiry into deaths in custody in the ACT be Indigenous-led and trauma-informed.

Aboriginal teen wrongly detained at gunpoint

Police apologise after Aboriginal teen wrongly detained at gunpoint; Aboriginal community leaders demand independent inquiry.

EOIs for inquiry into Indigenous deaths in custody

Indigenous people can join a advisory committee inquiring into deaths in custody at the Alexander Maconochie Centre.

More housing proposed near light rail

More medium-density housing planned near north Canberra light rail stops. Plus: milestone in ANU Indigenous scholarships; government grants.

ACT Greens slam government over surge in public housing waitlist

Liberals question legality of Budget. Emerging Scientist of the Year. Multicultural grants. Suicide prevention. Forrest rezoning inquiry.

News bulletin 10 July: Safer hospital wards, suicide support, &c.

Hospital wards safer than four years ago. Help for those who support suicidal loved ones. Indigenous artist exchange. Heritage grants open.

Celebrate NAIDOC Week in Canberra

Flags were raised at the ACT Legislative Assembly this morning and at Boomanulla Oval, Narrabundah, yesterday to mark NAIDOC Week (Sundays 6 to 13 July). Now in its 50th year, NAIDOC Week recognises...

Reflect on Reconciliation Day this Monday

Celebrate Reconciliation Day on Monday with free activities, culture, music, storytelling, workshops and conversations in Commonwealth Park.

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